Album



( Model.)

L. GOODWIN.

ALBUM.

Patented May 26, 1885 fly/l. $117.5.

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struction and combination of parts hereinaf- 5 hoidingcards usually endat right angles, or

' nearly so, to the edge of the card. Vfhen thus lhrrrnn S rains r FiCna Pn'rnrw'r ALBUM.

EPECIP'CATIQE? forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,891, dated May 26,1885.

Application filed February 1, 1882. illodel.)

T0 CLZZ whom it in/nay concern.-

Be it known that I, Lnsrnn Goonwrn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAlbums, of which the following is adescription.

This invention relates to that class of albums which are made in bookform with apertures for holding and exhibiting cards or photographs; andit has for its object to hold a few cards and shut closely upon them, orto hold agreat many cards and allow its thickness to be increased forthat purpose. Its object is also to prevent the splitting of the holderat the ends of the slits where one portion of a sheet of material isheld in a slit in another portion of a sheet; and its object is also tostrengthen the edges of the leaves of the album, at the same timeproviding pockets which may hold cards.

To this end my invention consists in the conter described and claimed,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isaperspective drawing of an open album, partly broken away, showing myinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective drawing of the same closed. Fig. 3 isa section of the folded edge at 3 3 Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar sectionshowing the fold added to the edge. Figs. 5 and 6 are sections at rightangles to each other, showing another style of fold, respectively at wand z in Figs. 1 and S. Fig. 7 is a section of another style of foldededge,which might be the form at w, x, or y. Fig. 8 is a perspectivedrawing of a page of the album and a card held therein. Fig. 9 is avertical section at a (c, Fig. 8. Figs. 10 and 11 show differentback-fastenings for the folded leaves.

A represents the body or cover of the album, corrugated to form the backfold, B, to render it expansible, and similarly corrugated at its frontedge, 0, between the flap D and the adjacent side of the cover, for thesame purpose. The flap D is provided with a tongue, E, to entor a slit,1), in the cover to hold the album closed. This slit shows anapplication of one feature of my invention. Slits in paper for made, theslit is very likely to be torn out at its end,and is being continuallyworn at this point when in use, as such a slit bears along the edge ofthe card or piece inserted only to the extent of the thickness of thepaper in which the slit is made. The end of the slit is apoint of greatweakness. To overcome this I cut that portion 0 of the slit whichcrosses the tongue of the flap or corner of the card in a straight lineor in any fancy curve desired, and then, instead of ending the slitwhere its line is in a cross direction to. the edge of the tongue orcard, I continue the slit along the edge of the tongue or card parallelto said edge, as at F. By this means the edge of the tongue or card at Fbears against the edge of the cover along the slit at F, thus giving along bearing-surface that Will wear indefinitely.

J represents aseries of leaves, formed of one continuous strip of paperby folding it to and fro upon itself at the front edges, K,and at theback edges, L, forming leaves like a book. This album is adapted to holdcards so as to exhibit nearly their fuli face,and to hold photographsbeneath aborder of any desired form of opening. To this end as much ofthe strip J as may be required to form a certain number of pages forexhibiting nearly the whole face of a number of cards is first folded atain front of the top and bottom of the strip J. (See Fig. 3.) Then asmuch as may be required to exhibit photographs, &c., through openings inthe pages is similarly folded onto the back of the strip J, (see Fig.5,) and afterward the strip is folded to and fro upon itself, formingthe edges K and L, (see Figs. 1, 2,) as before described. By this meanspockets are made at a in which to hold cards, either in front or back ofthe leaves, and the strip of leaves is strengthened very materially bythe bent edges a serving as bands at all thebends. To further strengthenthese edges, they may each be folded more than once upon itself, as inFig. 72

To 'steadythe back edges, L, I provide a strip, N, Fig. 10, folded orcorrugated and so cured to the strip 3 just at the edges L, while theyare free to straighten'out when the album increases in thickness. Thisstrip may also be secured at its ends a, Fig. 11, to the cover A.

In Figs. 8 and 9, G represents a card insert ed beneath the holder H atthe crossline c o the slit 1), F showing the portion of the slit madeparallel to the edge of the card. The top end of the card is representedas beneath the holder H, to be retained by the fold a,which is in thiscase behind the page.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In an album, the combination, with acover having corrugated front andback edges, of means, substantially as described, for holding cardstherein.

2. The combination, with a cover having corrugated front and back edgesand a tongued flap,of a strip folded to and fro upon itself and securedat its two ends within the cover and means, substantially as described,for securing cards, &c., for the purpose specified.

3. The combination,with the cover of an album,of a piece of sheetmaterial secured thereto and provided with slits to hold cards, &c.,

a part of each of said slits being adapted to cross a portion of thecard to be held therein,

and another part of each of the slits to lie parallel to one edge ofsaid card, substantially as shown and described.

4. A piece of sheet material having aslitin I it to receive a portion ofa card or other sheet material, a part of said slit being shaped to.

cross a portion of the piece to be held thereby, and another part orparts of said slit being parallel with one or more edges of the saidpiece, as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination,with a book-formed album-cover, of astrip of sheetmaterial having narrow folds along its side edges and folded to and frotransversely to the said folded edges forming book-leaves, the ends ofthe strip being secured to the cover, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

6. The co1nbination,with a book-formed album-cover and a strip of sheetmaterial folded to and fro upon itself, forming book-leaves, and securedat the two ends of the said strip in the said cover, of a strip of sheetmaterial, N,

secured to the back edges of the said leaves and to the cover andcorrugated between thelines of attachment, substantially as shown anddescribed.

LESTER GOODXVIN. Witnesses:

BANOROFT L. GoonWIN, K. BRYANT.

